Date of Award
1-1-2019
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Economics
Content Description
1 online resource (xi, 146 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Pinka Chatterji
Committee Members
Gerald Marschke, Michael Sattinger
Keywords
location choices, malpractice reform, non-economic damages caps, physician human capital, physician sorting, Physicians, Medical laws and legislation, Health care reform, Health services accessibility
Subject Categories
Economics
Abstract
In response to the sharp increases in the malpractice insurance premiums in the 1970’s, almost all states in the US have passed tort reforms since then. Previous studies found that tort reforms can reduce malpractice pressure faced by physicians in terms of the size of malpractice rewards and the frequency of malpractice lawsuits. However, there is mixed evidence that state malpractice reforms affect the aggregate supply of physicians in a state. Constrained by the availability of state-level counts of physicians utilized in difference-in-difference framework, most studies were not able to further test for the existence of heterogeneous effects across physicians.
Recommended Citation
Li, Siyang, "Essays on malpractice reform, physician human capital, and physicians' location choices" (2019). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2325.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2325